Easy-to-dismantle display packaging

ABSTRACT

This invention is related with packages and wrappings in particular, it is referred to a package for the containment and display of products in selling points destined to the final consumer. More particularly it refers to a package-displayer and self-sustainable supplier to transport the product contained from the manufacturer up to the selling points; the self-sustainable package allows its easy disassembling to re-use it by being integrated by an inferior frame formed by four angular elements, horizontal, with the horizontal plane facing inside and in the inferior part, united in their ends by means of iron fittings that comprise horizontal and vertical planes, the iron fitting is at the interior of the vertex uniting the vertical planes of the angular horizontal elements by union means that fix the planes to vertical planes of the iron fittings; in each corner of the frame there is an iron fitting; each iron fitting has two segments, an interior segment separated from the vertical plane of the horizontal angular element, leaving a crack in which one end of the angular vertical element with grooves to surround one of the union means and one segment bordering the vertical plane of the horizontal angular element.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention falls within the field of the industry of packages andwrappings, particularly this industry referring to a package for thecontainment and displaying of products in selling points, destined tothe final consumer. More specifically this industry referring to apackage-displayer and self-sustainable supplier which allowstransportation of the product contained from the manufacturer up to theselling points; such self-sustainable package features the allowance ofan easy disassemble even for its re-use.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the recent years the need of packages that, besides from allowingtransportation from the factory to the selling places, allow theexhibition thereof within the purchase centers has risen, avoiding themovements that unpacking the goods for placing them in the stands orbases in which the merchandise is placed within the spaces of access forthe purchasers in order for them to take the merchandise from them,imply.

Another manifest need has been to obtain the foregoing with cheapelements that prevent an increase in production costs, meeting theconditions that a secondary packages has to meet, this means, productpackaging.

The need of optimizing the spaces in trucks and vans has alsomanifested, to optimize payments per cubic meter or the transportationexpenses such as fuel, tolls, depreciation of the trucks, etc. havingfewer trips per cubic meter of merchandise transported.

Finally, with the environmental conscience that is being had in all thefields, trying to care for the environment, it has been intended toprovide the elements of the displaying package that feature being reusedin other instances. This means, their use by other suppliers of the salecenters.

Even more, another need has been the one of having secondary packagesthat could be automatically supplied in the manufacturing centers of theproduct to be shipped, transported and displayed in the selling points.

In the state of the technique we found some patents that protect anddisclose structures of packages that fill the needs mentioned in theforegoing paragraphs, such as patent U.S. Pat. No. 5,251,753 of Piggot,et al. dated Oct. 12, 1993, that refers to a combined unit to transportand display the product, which includes a number of containing trayssupported vertically with divisions supported vertically that maintainthe separations between the containers of the product. In this conditionof shipping, the bottom tray is accommodated and received within a tailthat rests over a conventional shipping stand.

Each tray is provided with a member of individual angular support whichis extended between an adjacent pair of trays vertically separated. Apost in each corner is extended in the complete altitude of the unit toprovide an additional structural support only during the shipping.Notwithstanding, as it can be deducted and as it can be appreciated inthe figures, each tray or plate, contains product which is sustained bythe superior attached tray or plate and so on, which provokes an orderlyacquisition in the selling points of the products first from thesuperior tray or plate and then remove it to access the products of theimmediately inferior tray and so on, until finishing the product packedand displayed in the unit.

The patent U.S. Pat. No. 5,161,692 property of Stanley E. Knierin datedNov. 10, 1992, refers to a containing device of open sides that includesa member of cap with an intern wall of division to form cavities toreceive corner posts that have an inferior extreme wall to tight andhold the corners of an electro-domestic device. The cap and the cornerposts can be used separately if it is so desired. These kinds ofstructures has the purpose of being only used for the shipping ofproducts or more precisely devices of higher dimensions aselectro-domestic devices and with purposes of protection andstabilization of the device during its moving not for the displaythereof in selling points.

The patent U.S. Pat. No. 4,638,941 property of Robert L. Watson datedJan. 27, 1987, that refers to a cardboard container for shipping anddisplay that comprises a plurality of trays for the support of theproduct that are placed vertically one over the other, where the productof the inferior tray is the one that supports the tray with the productimmediately superior.

Notwithstanding it is the inventor and holder of such patent who hasachieved to approach more to a design of displaying packages that meetthe majority of the requirements already mentioned, he has not achievedto satisfy the need of easy and rapid disassemble as well as the reuseof the same for other instances.

And so, the analysis of the patents that describe structures that cancomply with the function of being a package for shipping andtransportation and display will show that none of them comply with allthe commercialization needs.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

The main purpose of this invention is to provide a structure ofsecondary packaging to exhibit the merchandise easily in the sellingpoints.

Another objective is to provide a design of a structure rapidly andeasily disassembling to allow the display of the products.

Even more, another one of the objectives, in addition to the foregoing,is the easy re-use of the elements of the packages.

Still another objective is to achieve, by means of the design of thestructure, the possibility to reduce the occupied volume of the packedmerchandise without damage with a standard size package.

Some other objectives and advantages of this invention will becomeevident from the study of the following description and the drawingsattached with exclusively illustrative purposes but not limited to.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This invention consists of a secondary package formed by an inferiorframe, four vertical elements and one superior frame, with union meansbetween them. The vertical elements are located in each corner of theframes, superior and inferior. The frames are formed by horizontalelements of angular configuration, joined in their ends with the ends ofthe neighbor angular means to form the square, by means of iron fixesfixed to the horizontal angular elements by means of two kind ofriveting.

The corner iron fixes that join the horizontal angular elements have aconfiguration also angular in the vertical plane and in the horizontalplane, creating a vertex. The horizontal plane is joined to thehorizontal planes of the horizontal elements that integrate the inferiorand superior frames. The vertical planes of the iron fix are joinedwithout space between the iron fix and the vertical plane of thehorizontal element. The vertical planes of the iron fix are joined witha space of at least the thickness of the planes of the verticalelements, between the vertical planes of the horizontal elements thatform the superior or inferior frame.

Then the iron fixes are used to join the four angular horizontalelements in their ends to form the superior and inferior frames, as wellas to join in a sliding manner the vertical elements in their ends inthe corners of the superior and inferior frames.

To assembly the secondary package place the inferior frame in the floor,slide the vertical angular elements in one of their ends, in both thecorners of such frame. Then, join in a sliding manner the ends of thefour vertical elements opposite to those inserted to the inferior frame.

Finally, to give it stability in the form, some straps diagonal to thecorners of the secondary disassembling package in the opposite cornersare joined. Notwithstanding this straps form tension by being united toopposite corners, an effort that could deform the secondary package inone of the faces, is absorbed by the strap that is in the tangentialface.

In one preferred modality the number of straps is two per face. One pereach diagonal of the rectangular faces. With these straps adjusted thestability of the shape is achieved.

In one preferred modality the straps are tapes with a combination ofhook and fastener in their ends and it is joined to the faces formed byone of the planes of the vertical elements and of the vertical levels ofthe horizontal elements, by means of a rivet from the ones that join theiron fixes to the corners of the horizontal and vertical elements of thedisassembling secondary package.

In one preferred modality the rivet that is used to fix the hooks of thestraps to the vertexes or to some zone near the vertexes, consists of arivet that has a first peripheral flange and one second peripheralflange. The first peripheral flange is used to join the iron fixes tothe horizontal elements between themselves to form the superior andinferior frames or to slide tightly the ends of the angular verticalelements in the space that the iron fix leaves in the interior end ofthe vertical planes of such iron fix and the vertical planes of thehorizontal angular elements.

The other extreme flange in the rivets has the purpose of allowing aspace in which the hooks of the straps slide to maintain themselves intheir diagonal position. The external flange prevents the hook to slideseparating the strap of the secondary disassembling package.

The fastener in the ends of the straps allows the sliding of the end ofthe strap in one sense and avoids the sliding to occur in the oppositedirection.

Drawings of the invention are attached with an illustrative characterand for a better comprehension of the features of the invention and asan integral part thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates one mode of iron fix to form the superior andinferior frames joining in their ends the horizontal angular elements.

FIG. 2 illustrates the union of the horizontal angular elements in theirends to form one of the vertexes of the inferior frame and how thevertical angular frame glides by one of its ends.

FIG. 3 illustrates the angular vertical element with the groove in theirends to allow sliding its end in the corners of the superior andinferior fames releasing the rivets.

FIG. 4 illustrates the same corner illustrated in figure two fromanother angle.

FIG. 5 illustrates one of the angles of the diagonal straps.

FIG. 6 illustrates one of the rivets where the hooks of the strapsattach, between the superior flange and the inferior flange.

FIG. 7 shows how the strap is joined to the hook and this later to therivet illustrated in FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 shows the secondary package without straps with the horizontaland vertical elements joined by the iron fixes.

FIG. 9 describes the secondary package with the straps in their place.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the secondary package with the strapsin their places.

Below, the preferred modes of the invention are detailed withillustrative purposes but not limited to.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The details characteristic of this novel secondary disassembling packagewill be showed with the detailed description of the mode illustrated inthe attached drawings, pointing out the same parts with the samereference signs to point them out.

FIG. 1 illustrates a mode of iron fixes to form the superior andinferior frames joining in its extremes the horizontal angular elements.There is a horizontal plane of iron fix 1 and the vertical planes 2 ofthe iron fixes, the vertical planes have practically two segments, oneinternal segment 3 moved towards the center of the iron fix and aninterior segment 4 that borders with the external surface. It is in thespace between the internal segment 3 of the iron fix and the verticalplane of the horizontal element that slides to the end of the angularvertical element.

FIG. 2 illustrates how the horizontal angular elements 5 are joined intheir ends to form one of the vertexes of the inferior frame and how thevertical angular element 6 slides by one of its ends. The verticalplanes 7 of the angular horizontal elements 5 are joined to one anotherby means of the two corresponding exterior segments 4 directly andthrough the two corresponding internal segments 3 of the iron fixes withthe vertical element in the middle. The union between iron fixes andvertical elements is by union means 8 selected between rivets, screw,nuts, bolts, etc.

FIG. 3 illustrates an angular vertical element 6 with the grooves 9 inits ends to allow sliding its end in the corners of the superior andinferior frames releasing the union means.

FIG. 4 illustrates the same corner illustrated in figure two seen fromanother angle. The elements of FIG. 4 are the vertical planes 7 of thehorizontal elements 5, the union means 8 and the vertical element 6.

FIG. 5 illustrates one of the hooks of the diagonal straps of thesecondary disassembling package. In this case the hook 10 consists inone flat piece with several grooves, one superior groove 11 throughwhere the diagonal tightners are passed to be joined to it. A groove 12with a configuration of key entry in a lock with a circle of diametersuperior to the length of the elongated groove. With this configurationof hook this later is attached in respective union means introducing itsexterior flange by the circle and sliding afterwards towards the groovethat has a minor length than the flange but slightly superior to themost elongated body of the union means.

FIG. 6 illustrates one of the union means 8 in its modality of rivets,where the hooks of the straps are attached, between the superior flange13 and the inferior flange 14, as it is explained in the description ofFIG. 5.

FIG. 7 shows the union of the strap 15 to the hook 10 and this later tothe union means 8 illustrated in FIG. 6. In this figure the hook alreadyattached in the union means 8 is shown.

In this mode the union means to which the strap is hooked is located inone of the ends of the vertical planes 7 of the horizontal angularelements 5; notwithstanding, it is also possible to locate this unionpoint in another part near the vertex of the secondary package.

FIG. 8 shows the secondary package without straps with the horizontaland vertical elements joined by the iron fixes not illustrated onlyshowing the vertical elements and the horizontal elements, as well asthe union means.

FIG. 9 describes the secondary package with the straps 15 in theirplace. In this figure, besides of the straps 15 the same elements ofFIG. 8 are shown along with plate 16.

With these elements the assembly of the secondary package easilydisassembling can be explained. First the inferior frame is formed withthe iron fixes in the ends of the horizontal elements. The frame isplaced in the plate and the primary package is placed with the productto be shipped and transported over the inferior frame, with theautomatic stowage machine of primary wrapping. Thereafter, the verticalelements are placed in each corner sliding over the corresponding partof the iron fixes, the superior frame is placed sliding it in itscorners over the grooved end, of the angular vertical elements 6.Finally, the diagonal tightners are placed.

The invention has been described in such manner in order for a personwith medium knowledge in the subject to be able to reproduce the resultsdescribed in this invention. Notwithstanding, any person with averageknowledge in the field of the technique that regards this invention canmake modifications not described in this application, notwithstanding,without moving away from the spirit and reach of this inventiontherefore any modification in the structure or in the manufacturingprocess thereof has to be considered as part of the invention if theconstitutive elements or the subject of the claims are used, suchstructures will be comprised within the scope of this invention.

1. Displaying package easily disassembling, featured by being integratedby an inferior frame formed by four horizontal angular elementsregarding the horizontal plane inside and in the inferior part, joinedin their ends by means of iron fixes that comprise horizontal planes andvertical planes, leaving the iron fix inside the vertex and joining thevertical planes of the horizontal angular elements by means of unionthat fix such planes to vertical planes of the iron fixes and thehorizontal planes of the angular horizontal elements fixed by unionmeans to the horizontal planes of the iron fix; in each corner of theframe the iron fix is located; each iron fix has two segments, oneinterior segment separated from the vertical plane of the horizontalangular element, leaving a gap through which one extreme of the angularvertical element with grooves will slide to surround one of the unionmeans, and one segment bordering with the vertical plane of thehorizontal angular element; in each corner there is an angular verticalelement and in their free ends the corners of a superior frame areinserted with the same structure of the inferior; finally the secondarypackage comprises diagonal tightners in each one of the diagonals of thesurfaces formed by the angular vertical elements and horizontal angularelements.
 2. Displaying package easily disassembling, as it is claimedin the foregoing claim, featured also because the tightners are joinedin a manner easily releasable from the corresponding corners, for thatthe tightners comprise in their ends a fastener and a hook; using thehook to attach and the fastener to pull and slide the tightner and thefastener in order for the tightner not to return.
 3. Displaying packageeasily disassembling, as it is claimed in claim 1, also characterizedever since it to attach the hook to the tightner one of the means ofunion of the iron fixes and the angular elements, it consists of a rivetwith two spaced flanges to allow accommodation in the space of the hook.